Desmo was my where my heart and life was. He lived with the family, but he became my dog from the moment he started to sleep in my room when he was a puppy. He was the best trained of my three dogs, and the most intelligent. I know that he would have given his life for me at any given moment because he loved me that much. He’d never sleep anywhere else but in my room, and would listen to me in particular when given a command. All of this came to an end when I went with my mom and a friend out of town for the day and the dogs got out of the fence, as we were informed from a friend of the family.
Then we got a call saying that Desmo had died. He and our dog Lia (German Shepherd) had gone down to the river in town and Desmo slipped on the riverbank. Lia threw a fit and started barking, which drew a passerby’s attention. Seeing what had happened, he called the police. When the police and firetrucks arrived, Desmo was on the ice and they planned to throw a rope around him, but then he slipped. He might have been saved if the current hadn’t pulled him under the ice. He froze and drowned that day.
I cried for hours on end, and I still cry, it being only 4 days after it happened. I loved him with all my heart, and I crying every time I think about it. I miss his smile, his love for me. I miss him sleeping next to me every night, and I miss his company. I’ll never forget him.